Kalamazoo Seasons

I have three types of milkweed blooming in my yard.  I've let a big patch of Common Milkweed ( Asclepias syriaca) turn into a jungle ...

Michigan's recent weather, with warm sunny days and cold, below-freezing nights, is perfect for maple sugaring.  The temperature chan...

I'd been interested in visiting the Kerstmarkt in Holland, Michigan for several years and this season I finally made it on the l...

While we had snow earlier this year, December is the traditional start to Winter.  Get ready for a season of skiing , sledding , and skat...

As August comes to a close, Labor Day brings the final holiday of summer.  September and October offer plenty of warm days and cool nights...

Now that the solstice has passed, Kalamazoo is fully into Summer.  West Michigan is a great place for biking , canoeing , hiking , and cam...

Somehow I had never visited Bow in the Clouds Preserve, even though it's just a few miles northeast of downtown Kalamazoo.  The preser...